National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying

Analysis

National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenville, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1953, 73 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a organisation that tests for public safety under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying reported income of $32.5m and spending of $35.6m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $30.7m to $32.5m (+6.0%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Paper Mill Playhouse ($32.5m), American Council of Learned Societies ($32.5m) and National Football Museum Inc ($32.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $885k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.8m. At year end it held assets of $91.5m against liabilities of $14.3m, net assets of $77.2m. It reported 99 employees.